Doll&#39;s eyes



July 29, 1 930. G. w. JANICIK 1,771,891

DOLLS EYES Filed April 10, 1929 IN VEN T QR.

ATTORNEY Patented July. 29, 1933 rat Application filed s in is,

eye-ball memers to have rearward projecting lugs connected by a tie rod having; a central hook supporting a pendulum the rotative rocking ofthe horizontal rod being relative only to forward and rearward tiltin of the support rod relative to the pendulum, and

lateral movements of theeye-ball members being relative only to lateral tilting of the same support relative to the pendulum.

For further comprehension of the invention,and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and; to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more par ticularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a portion of a dolls head constructed according'to this invention. N

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view looking in the direction of the arrows of Fig. 2; i Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line d4.- of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevational view of the horizontal rod, the eyeball members, and the pendulum connection. i i

6 is sideelevational view of 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective detail front view of the supporting means for the parts shown in Fig. 5.

- Fig. 8 is avertical sectional view of one of eye-ball members per so, taken on the line 3-8 of Fig. 5.

1929. Serial Nb. 353,937.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a spreader tool used for attaching the support shownin 7 within a dolls head.

1() is a fragmentary view of a por-' tion of Fig. 5 constructed according to modified form. j

The reference numeral 10 indicates gen.

erallv a dolls .iead formed with eye openings ll. Eye-ball members 12 within the against the material of the oolls head rest i dolls head surrounding the eye openings.

A substantially horizontal rod 13 with a central offset portion 14: supports at its ends the said eye-ball members 12. Each of the eye-hall members hasa pair of spaced rear ward projecting lugs "15,andthe top lug has an enlarged extension 16. Vertical bolts 1? pass thru apertures the spaced lugs and thru the ends of the horizontal rod 13 for pivotally holding the eye-ball members. A. tie rod 18engages in apertures formed in the extension 16 and has its ends spread or turned down as indicated by referencenumeral 19 for looking it in engaged position. it hook 20 projects from the center'of the tie rod and is directed directly over the offset in the horizontal rod 13. A guide angle 21 is attached upon the offset portion 14: and is formed with a guide aperture 22. The stem 23 of a pendulum 24 passes thru the aperture 22 and piv-' 531 otally connects wit 1 the'hoolr 20.

v A front plate 25 with a central aperture 26 is formed with forward pro ectlng prongs having end cut-outs 28. These end cut-outs if t 1 f t 1 if t l en a e nice set per ion 0. no iorizonta. rod and serve to pivotally hold the rod. The front plate 25 1s formed with rearward directed guide lugs29 slidably supporting a right slide 3O a left slide 31. The outer ends of these slides are pointed asindicated I I by numerals 32 and the inner ends are cent rearward as indicated by numeral 33. A tool may be used for spreading the-slides and causing them to en gage the inner sides of the dolls head 16. Thistool consists of a cam element 3% engageable between the rearward bent ends 33, a shank 35 connected with the cam and its front end engageable in the aper-' ture 2-6, and aturning handle 36. I In Fig. {l the turning tool 13 shown engaged and in the Lit operation of spreading the slides for causing their points to engage the dolls head.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 10, the tie rod 18' is shown of several sections joined into a unit by coupler tubes 37. The opposite ends of these coupler tubes have threads of difiercnt hands so that when the coupler tubes are turned in one direction they shorten the tie rod and when turned in the opposite direction lengthen the tie rod. This arrangement permits an adjustment of the eye-ball members 12 so that the eyes of the doll may be directed directly in front or. slightly crossed for simulating a doll having crossed eyes' In operation of the device, when the dolls head is tilted, the pendulum 24 always tends to maintain a vertical position. In the event that the dolls head is tilted forwards or rearwards, the pendulum will cause the horizontal rod 13 to remain stationary and make it appear that the doll is moving the eye-ball members up and down. In the event that the dolls head is tilted laterally, the pendulum 2 will tend to retain its position and the horizontal rod 13 will tilt relative to the pendulum for causing the eye-ball members to move laterally.

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a dolls head having'eye openings, a. horizontal rod, eye-ball members positioned directly to the rear of the openings and pivotally mounted on the ends of the rod, a tie rod between the eyeball members 'for simultaneously moving them, a pendulum pivotally supported on the tie rod, a guide angle attached on the hori- Zontal rod and engaging'the stem of the pendulum intermediate of its ends, and means for rotatively supporting the horizon tal rod,

2. In combination with a dolls head having eye openings, a horizontal rod, eye-ball members directly to the rearof the openings and pivotally mounted on the ends of the rod, lugs projecting from the eye members and formed with apertures, a tie rod between the eyeball members for simul# taneously moving them, said tie rod having turned down ends for engaging apertures in said lugs projecting from the eye members, a-pendulum pivotally supported on the tie rod, a guide angle attached on therod and engaging the stem of the pendulum intermediate of its ends, and means for rotatively supporting the horizontal rod.

3. In combination with a dolls head having eye openings, a horizontal rod, eye-ball members positioned directly to the rear of the openings and pivotally mounted on the ends of the rod, a tie rod between the eye ball members for simultaneously moving them, a pendulum pivotally supported on the tie rod, a guide angle attached on the rod and engaging the stern of the pendulum intermediate of its ends, and means for rotatively supporting the horizontal rod, comprising a front plate, guide lugs attached thereon, slides suported by said lugs, the

"outer ends of said slides having prong supported on the tie rod, a guide angle attached on said horizontal rod and engaging the stem of the pendulum intermediate of its ends, andmeans for rotatably supporting said horizontal rod.

5. In combination with a dolls head having eye openings, a'horizontal rod, semispherical eye-ball members at the rear of the openings, a pair of spaced lug members fixed at the rear of each of said eye ball members and extending rearwardly therefrom, said lug members of each pair positioned one above the other and the upper of greater length than the lower and having two apertures therein, a single aperture in each of said lower lug members and in vertical alignment with the inner aperture in each of said upper lug members, vertical bolt members connecting the upper and lower lug members of each eye-ball member and secured through said vertical aligned apertures, said horizontal rod pivoted at each end to said vertical bolt members, a tie rod between the eye-ball members for simultaneously moving them said tie rod having turned down ends for engaging the outer apertures of said upper lug members, a pendulum pivotally supported on the tie rod, a guide angle attached on said horizontal rod and engaging the stem of the pendulum intermediate of its ends, and means for rotatably supporting said horizontal rod.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. 7

GEORGE W. JANIGIK. 

